Biography
KOMOX are a Canadian-rooted alternative indie-pop trio based out of Los Angeles California. Formed in the spring of 2012, the melodic-atmospheric project was birthed by Bryce Soderberg during his still current days as long time bassist and backing vocalist of the Multi-Platinum rock group Lifehouse.
After 6 albums and ten years of touring with Lifehouse, the band agreed to an indefinite hiatus, a time in which Soderberg dove headfirst into the LA songwriting scene. “I just soaked up whatever session I could get” Says Soderberg. “I wrote with Pop artists, Hip-Hop artists, indie rock bands and collaborated with a ton of great alternative acts and producers. It was a humbling yet exhilarating experience. I learned a lot, and got chance to infuse it all into this project.”
The band consists of longtime songwriting partner and ModwheelMood guitarist Pelle Hillstrom and Drummer Kris Persson. The Power trio stylistically come from similar backgrounds and share the same passion for the future of the project. "It is a great time in the industry for alternative music, and I'm confident that what we are about to is going to turn some heads.” says Persson.
Having experimented with dark-pop sounds with production from (Nine Inch Nails) keyboardist Allesandro Cortini, collaborations with Producer/Mixer Tony Hoffer (Foster The People,M83) And Producer/Mixer Mark Needham (The Killers/Imagine Dragons) KOMOX have played countless shows developing, writing and recording demos around Los Angeles for two years under the name 2ndwheel. They rebranded with the name Komox Kids, and finally to KOMOX in 2014 as a local buzz began to garner. "It was a necessary change as far as the music was concerned" says Soderberg. "It felt right to get back to the roots of where I'm from and put a positive connotation to the name" One of his favorite places to visit as a child was the Comox Valley on Vancouver island, BC, the root of it's indigenous name meaning “plentiful".
KOMOX have signed a licensing deal with Lipsync and have completed two EP’s titled Dreaming Awake Vol 1 & 2 soon to be released.